What is another word for devastation?
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɛvəstˈe͡ɪʃən], [ dˌɛvəstˈeɪʃən], [ d_ˌɛ_v_ə_s_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]
Related words: natural disaster, hurricane, tsunami, earthquake, volcano eruption, tornado
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Similar words for devastation:
- apocalypse (noun)
- catastrophe (noun)
- consumption (noun)
- damage (noun)
- debacle (noun)
- desolation (noun)
- destruction (noun)
- devastation (noun)
- event (noun)
- havoc (noun)
- holocaust (noun)
- injury, loss (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- ruination (noun)
- violation (noun)
- waste (noun)
- wreck (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Devastation:
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- havoc.
- mis-adventure,
- re verse,
- mis chances,
- mis fortunes,
- up shots,
- mis-chances,
- re-verse,
- mis-fortunes,
- mis fortune,
- mis-adventures,
- mis adventure,
- up-shot,
- the worsts,
- mis chance,
- up-shots,
- mis-chance,
- up shot,
- mis adventures.
- de creases,
- de-cay,
- drinkings,
- consumings,
- de cay,
- de-cays,
- de-crease,
- de-creases,
- using ups,
- de cays,
- wear tear,
- de crease.
- de-feasances,
- de feasance,
- de-feat,
- over throws,
- over-throw,
- de-feats,
- de feasances,
- de feats,
- over throw,
- dis solutions,
- dis-solution,
- over-throws,
- dis-solutions,
- blue ruins,
- re-versal,
- shellackings,
- crack ups,
- de-feasance,
- dis solution,
- re versal,
- de feat.
- destruction,
- plunder,
- extirpation,
- eradication,
- abolishment,
- demolition,
- confusion,
- defoliation,
- wreckage,
- loss,
- vaporization,
- pillage,
- ravages,
- extermination,
- annihilation,
- disintegration.
- wreck,
- spoliation,
- pile up,
- washout,
- the worst,
- fiasco,
- junker,
- decimation,
- consumption,
- damage,
- losses,
- fender bender,
- apocalypse,
- meltdowns,
- desolation,
- junkers,
- shipwreck,
- ravishment,
- pile-up,
- rear ender,
- rear-ender,
- mistreatment,
- meltdown,
- debacle,
- shipwrecks,
- crackup,
- spoliations,
- blue ruin,
- sacrilege,
- holocaust,
- catastrophe,
- crackups,
- ill,
- burnings,
- crack-ups,
- licking,
- crack-up,
- violation,
- Genocides,
- eating,
- trouncings,
- massacre,
- using up.
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- dereliction,
- corrosion,
- detriment,
- wrack,
- depredation,
- spoilage,
- cave in,
- ruination,
- fragmentation,
- implosion,
- bane,
- disrepair,
- wear and tear,
- putrefaction.
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- detonation,
- breakage,
- rupture.
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- corruption,
- undoing.
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- trail.
- abolish,
- mortification,
- demolishing,
- violence,
- looting,
- end,
- dissipation,
- pigsty,
- debasement,
- undo,
- closure,
- wastage,
- cataclysm,
- loosen,
- annihilate,
- humiliation,
- hecatomb,
- dissolution,
- bloodbath,
- injury,
- conquest,
- fracas,
- depopulation,
- Augean Stables,
- disorganization,
- buccaneering,
- abasement,
- untie,
- piracy,
- razing,
- liquidation,
- deterioration,
- impairment,
- mischance,
- interrupt,
- quash,
- crash,
- dilapidation,
- loneliness,
- bankruptcy,
- demolish,
- decline,
- infringe,
- obliteration,
- capsize,
- Demolishment,
- disaster,
- slaughter,
- Razzia,
- death,
- breakup,
- unmake,
- stripping,
- downfall,
- shame,
- wiping out,
- vandalism,
- calamity,
- pillaging,
- Eboulement,
- break,
- shatter,
- Levelling,
- sacking,
- destroy,
- plundering,
- frustrate,
- barrenness,
- tearing down,
- mishap,
- trample on,
- perdition,
- sack,
- marauding,
- wipeout,
- grounding,
- Brigandage,
- contradict,
- robbery,
- dislocate,
- disruption,
- disrupt,
- tragedy,
- contravene,
- despoliation,
- damnation,
- aim,
- Maihem,
- mincemeat,
- nakedness,
- knocking down,
- impair,
- ransacking,
- Despoiling,
- breaking down,
- banditry,
- descent,
- rack and ruin,
- destruct,
- desert,
- devastate,
- overthrow,
- deaden,
- wrecking,
- breakdown,
- inferno,
- defilement,
- misadventure,
- destination,
- defeat,
- sinking,
- fall,
- foundering,
- disablement,
- mess,
- despoilment,
- rapine,
- battue,
- carnage,
- encroach,
- ruining,
- diminution,
- hurt,
- ravage,
- muddle,
- transgress,
- Dragonnade,
- disgrace,
- Freebooting,
- chaos,
- subvert,
- bareness,
- laying waste,
- disorder,
- disabling,
- failure,
- conflagration,
- breaking up,
- squandering,
- extinction,
- violate,
- degradation,
- vandalization,
- capsizing,
- fire,
- pigpen,
- mayhem,
- commotion.
How to use "Devastation" in context?
When one thinks of devastation, one may think of a place that has been badly damaged, such as a city after a tornado. Devastation can be caused by natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes as well as human-caused disasters like wars.
Devastation can cause physical, emotional, and financial damage. Physical damage can include structural damage to buildings, injury to people, and loss of life. Emotional damage can include fear, sadness, and shock. Financial damage can include loss of income, loss of assets, and damage to infrastructure.
The effects of devastation can persist for years after the event.
Paraphrases for Devastation:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
desolation, destruction.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
deterioration, ruin.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
annihilation, demolition, extermination, ruination, vandalism.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
calamity, cataclysm, decay, depletion, depopulation, despair, destabilization, detriment, disintegration, erosion, extinction, toll, Destroying, Shredding.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
catastrophe, collapse, damage, degradation, disaster, disruption, harm, havoc, mayhem, misery, obliteration, sabotage.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Devastation:
Hyponym for Devastation:
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